NEWARK — Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Noah Dobson were placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list on Sunday and did not play in the Islanders’ game against the Devils at Prudential Center.
They became the the first Islanders player to miss a game this season because of COVID-19 protocols. Josh Bailey was on the list on Jan. 20 for one day for contact tracing reasons but did not miss a game.
Dobson was a late scratch after taking pregame warmups. The Islanders announced that he had been placed on the COVID-19 protocol list during the third period of Sunday night's game.